http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca Keeping Forest Certification Honest Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:00:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2010/03/31/environmental-groups-honour-olympic-venues-with-good-wood-awards/ http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2010/03/31/environmental-groups-honour-olympic-venues-with-good-wood-awards/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:00:24 +0000 Good Wood Watch http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/?p=64 March 31, 2010 - Vancouver — Members of Good Wood Watch today announced the winners of the Good Wood Awards, recognizing 2010 Olympic venues that sourced their wood from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified forests. The environmental groups — West Coast Environmental Law, Greenpeace, Wildsight and Sierra Club BC — also released a report, Good Wood Awards for Leadership in Good Wood Use for 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Venues.]]> http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2010/03/31/environmental-groups-honour-olympic-venues-with-good-wood-awards/feed/ 0 http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2008/02/12/call-for-goodwood-in-2010/ http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2008/02/12/call-for-goodwood-in-2010/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:01:11 +0000 Stephanie Goodwin http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2008/02/11/call-for-goodwood-in-2010/ February 12, 2008 - Exactly two years before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a new spotlight is being shone on the Games’ environmental footprint. The website, GoodWoodWatch.ca, was launched today to ensure environmentally and socially responsible Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood is included in venue construction.]]> http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2008/02/12/call-for-goodwood-in-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/paper-buyers-guide/ http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/paper-buyers-guide/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:15:40 +0000 Good Wood Watch http://?p=25 An independent third-party comparison of forest certification systems in Canada: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certifications (PEFC). Download]]> http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/paper-buyers-guide/feed/ 0 http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/23/ http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/23/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:57:57 +0000 Good Wood Watch http://?p=23 Specify timber from environmentally and socially responsible forestry and to avoid timber that is the product of illegal or destructive logging practices in ancient forests. Download]]> http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/23/feed/ 0 http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/choose-fsc/ http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/choose-fsc/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:53:49 +0000 Good Wood Watch http://?p=19 Certification Report Download a brochure for the basics leading more and more businesses and consumers to choose FSC. Download]]> http://www.goodwoodwatch.ca/2007/11/23/choose-fsc/feed/ 0